High school students explore careers at hydroelectric plant. PERE MARQUETTE TOWNSHIP (Mason County) — While many drive by the Ludington Pumped Storage Power Plant, few know what is going on behind the scenery along the highway. According to Consumers Energy, the immense size of the plant, and its six-unit turbine design, offers flexibility in balancing electricity demand with electric output…
First phase of Pentwater-Hart trail nearing completion. While high water has closed Long Bridge in Pentwater and forced the cancellation of a June 29 Pentwater-Hart Trail bicycle event, the first phase of the Pentwater-Hart Trail is nearing completion. “It’s two big steps forward, one small step back, said Claudia Ressel-Hodan, chairperson of the Pentwater–Hart Trail committee. “MDOT helped coordinate our…
Hesperia man airlifted following crash. #OceanaCounty FERRY TOWNSHIP – A 49-year-old Hesperia man suffered serious injuries in a single-vehicle crash Sunday, May 26, shortly after 4 p.m. on 132nd Avenue near Shelby Road. The man, who told police he had been drinking, was airlifted to Spectrum Health Butterworth Hospital in Grand Rapids, according to the Oceana County Sheriff’s Office accident…
Deputy rescues two men from Lake Michigan. PENTWATER – Deputy Tim Simon of the Oceana County Sheriff’s Office Marine Division rescued two men from the cold waters of Lake Michigan after their Hobie Cat sailboat flipped over north of the Charles Mears State Park Saturday, May 25. The men, who are brothers, had been in the 45-degree water for approximately…
More details on Saturday morning Longbridge fire. PENTWATER — More details have been released on a fire that occurred early Saturday morning, May 25 at 5778 W. Longbridge Rd. The initial call came in at 4:20 a.m., according to a press release from Pentwater Fire Department. The 911 caller, who is the owner of the residence, stated that he believed…
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